Moffat County High School’s Cody Nelson looks to secure back points against second-round opponent Cody Clawson of Paonia. Nelson won the match and went on to finish sixth at the Warrior Classic in Grand Junction.

MCHS seniors inspired by tourney

Moffat County High School’s Charlie Griffiths looks for a way to take down Rocky Mountain’s Derick Padilla in their match for third place. Padilla held off several last-second attacks from Griffiths for a one-point win in the match.

Grand Junction  It might take a couple of days, but Charlie Griffiths and Cody Nelson will be happy they took home medals from the Warrior Classic.

On Saturday night, they weren’t too excited because they wanted medals of a different color.

Both Moffat County seniors went into the prestigious tournament with the goal to win.

Instead, Nelson finished sixth and Griffiths finished fourth. Both wrestlers lost their medal round matches by one point in the final seconds.

They shared similar sentiments after their tough losses.

“I need to work harder every day so I can get that point,” Nelson said.

“I need to run extra and push harder,” Griffiths said.

Nelson lost two matches by two points and Griffiths had two losses by deficits of three points and one point.